Mary Daniel
- This article is about the fictional holonovel character. For the Human Starfleet officer whose body is now inhabited by Daniel's consciousness, see Tina Kuppasoop.
Mary Daniel is a fictional holonovel character whose consciousness was switched with that of Tina Kuppasoop, a Human Starfleet officer, in late 2398.
Real-life inspiration
The holonovel character of Mary Daniel is based upon a real person of the same name. The historical Mary Daniel was born on Earth in c. 1673 and lived in the English colony of Massachusetts Bay. Not much is known of her life except that she was a convert to Puritanism, having been baptized in 1691, and was possibly the servant of Edward Payson, the minister of the town of Rowley, Massachusetts. In August 1692, during the Salem witch trials, Daniel gave testimony accusing Margaret Scott of witchcraft. Daniel claimed that Scott appeared to her as an apparition, pinched her "very much," and caused her to temporarily lose the ability to speak. Scott was found guilty of witchcraft and executed by hanging on 22 September 1692. Mary Daniel disappears from the historical record after the trials.
Fictional biography
The fictional Mary Daniel appeared as a central character in the historical fiction holonovel Terrifying Secrets of the Salem Witch Trials by Human novelist Augusta Freckling-Doot. The
Sentience and co-existence with Tina Kuppasoop
Demes II and aftermath
Just before leaving 224, Tina got a hold of a holoprogram which claimed to be “the most shocking and thrilling work of fiction” based on the Salem trials ever published, and promised to “shed compelling new light” on some of the lesser known historical characters, including Mary Daniel.